The Walk In Service hosted by Out Of Hours Primary Care (GMED) service is currently looking to recruit Assistant Dispatchers to join our dynamic and responsive team.
You will support the service in the provision of Walk In Service in Aberdeen City. Walk in services are designed to give people sameday access to urgent primary care without needing an appointment. These services are part of a major national pilot programme supported by the Scottish Government.
You will be an enthused person who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills as the post involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team and dealing with members of the public and other departments and organisations in a mature and confident manner.
The successful applicants will co-ordinate use of clinical recourses for the Walk In Service which is operational between 12.00 until 20.00 Monday to Sunday. Please note that the service operates during Public Holidays and Festive Periods as well.
The role requires an accurate and methodical team member who is prepared to work on their own initiative whilst under pressure, excellent accuracy and attention to details. Previous experience as healthcare support worker would be an advantage, but is not required.
Available hours: various hours over a 4 week rota.
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months, with consideration to be appointed on Bank.
Benefits: pay enhancements for working unsocial hours.
As this post is being offered as a secondment, if you are a current NHS Grampian employee please ensure you seek permission from your current line manager to agree to the secondment in principle prior to submitting your application.
Please note we might close the application before the closing date if we receive a very high volume of applications.
Closing date: 4th May 2026
Interview date: 12th May 2026 on MS Teams
Informal enquiries to: gram.walkincentre@nhs.scot
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Additional Information For Candidates
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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